newton williams



(No Model.) 1 J. N. WILLIAMS. v COMBINED POCKET MATCH SAFE AND IGAR CUTTER. No; 346,005.

- Patented July 20, 1886.

INVENTOR [MW BY] WITNESSES Z 1 5/0 i A TTORNE Y UNITED STAT S PATENT. OFFICE.

J. NEWTON WILLIAMS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED POCKET MATCH-SAFE AND CIGAR-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 846,005, dated July 20, I886.

Application filed March 526, 1886. Serial No. 196,701.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1', J. NEWTON WILLIAMS, of New York, N. Y., have invented a new and useful Combined Pocket Match-Safe and Cigar-Cutter, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a match-safe havinga curved end with one or more beveled openings for inserting cigar-tips, and provided with a cutting-blade operated by means of a button connected with the blade by a shank extending through a slot in the curved end of the safe, within which the cutter is pivoted concentrically. The button, when pressed against by the thumb or finger, moves the blade across the beveled opening above referred to, and cuts oii the tip of the cigar inserted therein. A suitable spring is provided for holding the cutting-bladein its normal or operative position, and for withdrawing it or throwing it back at the completion of the stroke.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of myinvention, the cover of the safe being closed. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section, the cover being opened. Fig. 4 is another longitudinal view, with cover closed. Fig. 5 is a modification.

A represents the box of the safe, having a cover, B, hinged to it at b. On the box at a, I provide a spriug-catch, which is adapted to retain the cover when down. Inside, and at the rear of the case, is a spring, S, for throwing the cover open when released from the catch a by means of the push-button p. The cover B is formed preferably of a single piece of metal, and the sides of the openings 0 are beveled to fit a cigar end, and are drawn in and formed integrally with the remainder of the cover. When thus made a much stronger and neater article is produced, and at the same time the unsightly seams and irregularities which render the article liable to wear and tear the pocket are done away with. The cover B is semicircular in shape, and a cutting blade, G, is pivoted in the cover at the radial point 0 of the top, or

(No model.)

curved portion of the cover. The blade 0 has a neck, D, which extends through aslit, d, in the upper part of the cover. A button, E, is placed upon the end of the blade immediately outside of the cover. The construction of the parts are such that as the button is pushed forward it will move over and upon the curved portion of the cover. The button E, when in operative position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is just inside of the line of the back of the box A.

A spring, F, is provided for keeping the cutting-blade in a normal and operative position at the back of the cover, and also serves to automatically throw the cuttingblade back after it has been pushed forward and severed the tip of the cigar. As shown in the drawings, it is attached to the cover and extends backward and is coiled several times around the pivot-pin c, and finally terminates against a shoulder of the cutting- 1 blade 0.

In Fig. 5 I place the beveled openings and cutting-blade in the other end of the safe,and make the bottom semicircular. The cover B, in this instance, may be made very much smaller, as shown in the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A combined match-safe and cigar-cutter, having a slotted semicircular end, a cuttingblade pivoted concentrically within said end, and provided with an operating-button, the shank of which works in the slot in the semicircular end of the safe, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A combined matchsafe and cigar'cutter, the cutting-blade being pivoted in the cover of the safe, and the cover having a slot, the said blade being provided with a neck which extends through the slot in the cover, and a button at the end of the neck for operating the cutting-blade, as shown and described.

3. A pocket match safe and cigar-cutter combined, having a semicircular cover with beveled openings for the insertion of the cigar-tips, a cutting-blade pivoted at the radial point in the cover, and provided with a spring for withdrawing and retaining it, the cuttingblade extending through a slit in the cover, and having a button for operating it.

4. The pocket match-safe and cigar-cutter,

5 having the semicircular cover provided with a slit and beveled openings in the sides, in

combination with a cutting-blade pivoted in the cover and extending through the slit, and having a button arranged just inside the line of the back of the match-safe.

J. NEWVTON XVILLIAMS. Witnesses:

HERBERT KNIGHT, GEORGE S. BELL. 

